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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1958
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star reports edition details and masthead information for January 13 1958 including editor F Byrd Jr and Associated Press rights. The notice lists postal matter handling and subscription pricing for Virginia and West Virginia, with regional distribution notes.
Admiral Rickover tells the Senate Preparedness Committee that more money cannot buy faster weapons. He blames red tape and lack of top direction for defense delays and urges streamlined Pentagon leadership and coordinated efforts to reduce waste.
A Warsaw thermoelasticity researcher, Dr Jerzy Leon Nowinski, 52, defected with his family to the West after accepting an invitation to lecture at Johns Hopkins. His move highlights the appeal of Western freedom for scientists under communism and strengthens the US push to match Soviet space progress.
A roundup of quirky notes from HAL BOYLE with items on sleep relief costs, W C Fields cure, British horticulturists on flowers, Kate Smith dropping her theme song, funeral industry numbers, kosher business vigor, Duke of Edinburgh on discipline, werewolves and silver bullets, wolf bane lore, Britain deaths by action, blinking in 1958, Read yesterday's news tomorrow sign, Tokyo tea shops, penguin divorce rate, baking soda as fire extinguisher, science quips, stocking runs named as ladders, 1957 Hungarian scholarships, Fiji whale money, Brussels World's Fair nursery price, Beards from butterfly wings, expense accounts in tax returns, and Francis Bacon on prosperity and adversity.
Firemen chose Harry W. Rainsberger Jr. of South End Fire Company to lead the Festival Firemens Parade. J. H. Yost, longtime cashier of Farmers and Merchants National Bank, was elected president. Wilbur M. Feltner will succeed Yost as cashier. David A. Fahnestock of Clearbrook joined Winchester Police Department to boost staffing.
Dr. Lewis M. Allen led Farmers and Merchants National Bank with John I. Sloat as executive VP and cashier at Commercial and Savings Bank. Harold G. Brown headed Shenandoah Valley National Bank and W Nelson Page chaired a bank board. Ee Blackburn Moore to become floor leader as the state House convenes. An Eastern Airlines flight with nine aboard crashed near Washington in heavy rain, killing five and injuring others.
50 Years Ago 1908 the Shenandoah River flooded Millville shutting down the Winchester and Washington Electric Railway plant leaving Winchester Berryville and Charles Town without lights or power. Herman Hable injured his knee while running to a fire and was being cared for downtown. John Hoover of The Star staff took a vacation visiting friends in nearby sections.
The Atlantic coast has two graveyards of wrecks Sable Island off Nova Scotia and Cape Hatteras North Carolina. Dangerous sand bars extend far into the sea creating hazards for ships. The Monitor sank off Hatteras while being towed to Charleston after its clash with the Merrimac.
Dale Memmelaar of Goshen New York will captain Wyoming's 1958 football team. He will be a senior tackle next fall.
Medical columnist Herman N. Bundesen discusses how science is separating the common cold into distinct respiratory diseases. He notes viruses and bacteria cause infections, while irritants also provoke cold-like symptoms, with future advances offering targeted prevention and treatment.
Moody mood challenges are explained with steps to rise above them. Born moody readers should guard against it and those prone to low mood should focus on virtue. Seek cheerful company, avoid substances, and trust in God while addressing mood from physical mental and spiritual angles.
A quiz style guide presents daily scores for a 100 question test with 10 day span. It lists scoring bands from memory genius to good and asks ten sample questions covering baseball nicknames biblical edicts, book titles, pipe volumes, Webster relations, boxing terms, Appalachian Trail location, Vergil's Aeneid, possessives, and royal pairs.
Dr. Burgess of Concordia College cites Biblical examples to argue Jesus used psychological methods. The column previews further cases, including parables, audience engagement, and positive suggestion, to illustrate Christ’s applied psychology approach.
President Eisenhower replies to Soviet Premier Bulganin while the world watches for a disarmament accord. Both sides push for top level talks but demand guarantees against cheating and expert-led planning before any disarmament or nuclear tests halt.
Exchange-style questions cover chewing gum ingredients, substitutes in gum bases, and market share by three U.S. firms. It also addresses public health plan affiliation for doctors and pharmacists, private practice numbers, and a note on world population growth driven by mortality declines, with a glove button length Q and A explaining a 12-button glove is about 12 inches long.
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